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Oh boy, Groundhog Day! You know what that means, right? Spring is just around the corner — regardless of any rodent casting shadows on our anticipation. And what comes with spring? More art show deadlines.

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Black Friday and Cyber Monday are history. So … all your holiday shopping is done, right? If the answer is yes, go bake cookies. Oh, they are also finished and in the freezer? Well, good for you. Go put up some more holiday lights.

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Small Business Saturday is Nov. 25. But what does “shop small” really mean? Buy miniatures? Sure, you buy from a small business, but it’s bigger than that. Buy anything from your local sellers, including community galleries and artists.

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One down and three to go. Halloween decorations are already being swapped out for Christmas lights. Now we just need the snow to hold off until we get them all strung up. And it would be OK if it didn’t rain for a few days. Oh, and I’d like the days in the 60s to return too. Who wants to wear gloves when you’re hanging lights, right?

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I must admit Halloween certainly does bring out the creativity in people in a most-unusual way. For some, it’s like peeling away a layer of their personality, and with others, it’s like adding a layer. It’s interesting — in a Stephen King kind of way.

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Well here we go again, counting down the holidays to the end of another year. And the stores are making sure we overlook nothing with their staggered mix of Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas decorations, topped off with a dash of leftover summer clearance.